Revisions in Butler Area Residential Electric Rates Set
Georgia Public Service Commission orders South Georgia Power Company to adopt residential rate schedules aligned with Columbus Electric & Power Company and Georgia Power Company. New maximum rates effective October 1929 include a $1.11 monthly service charge and tiered per kilowatt hour charges with a 10 day 10 percent prompt payment discount.
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Atlanta
Georgia
South Georgia Power Company
Georgia Public Service Commission
Columbus Electric & Power Company
Commission
South Georgia Power
Comny
Columbus Electric and Power Company
Georgia Power Company
Macon
Augusta
South Georgia Omar Company
Robt
N. Springfield
Jas. A. Perry
New Residential Lighting Rates Trim Household Electricity Costs
The Public Service Commission orders revisions to residential lighting and power rates for Butler and the South Georgia Power territory. The move shifts costs to reflect service availability, reduces monthly bills for most households, raises a small percentage by 5 to 50 cents, and aims to make electricity more affordable for home use while increasing overall consumption. A table below outlines the bill impact.
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Order of Public Service Commission
The
Public Service Commission
Butler
South Georgia
Power Company
Mrs Powers Is Sentenced To Death In Georgia
In Macon on October 11, 1919, Mrs. Sarah Powers was found guilty as an accessory before the fact in the murder of James Parks and sentenced to death in the electric chair, with execution set for November 29. The case tied to a $7,000 double indemnity policy and included confessions linking a co-defendant. Mrs Powers faces possible reprieve, while her daughter May Tharpe cried at the verdict.
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Macon
Sarah Powers
James Parks
Atlanta
Parks
Manchester
Rochester
Mich
Jury Indicts Doctor in Manley Bank Case Conspiracy
A federal grand jury indicted Dr. H W Dawson Allen Jr of the Allen Invalid Home Milledgeville on perjury counts tied to a conspiracy to block W D Manley’s bank trial. The three counts accuse false testimony about Manley’s confinement and Charles Seymour’s competency. Manley faces trial next Monday as his prior state conviction was overturned by the Supreme Court.
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Atlanta
H. W. Dawson Allen, Jr
Allen
Milledgeville
W. D. Manley
Bankers Trust Company
Manley
Samuel Sibley
Dr. Allen
Charles Seymour
Seymour
U. S
C. W. Hager
Allen Sanitarium
U. S. Supreme Court
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K.W.H
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South Georgia Power Co
Butler, Georgia
Ple
Public Service
Nue
Mrs. Powers
H. Dawson Allen, Jr
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